newssports4 days ago

IND vs AUS | Twitter in disbelief after Suryakumar Yadav succumbs to third golden duck on the trot

Few sports have formats as diverse as cricket, giving rise to the concept of specialists for each of the three setups. However, while there generally exist white-ball specialists equally capable in both ODIs and T20Is, Suryakumar Yadav has shockingly emerged highly incapable in the longer format.
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newssports5 days ago

Pune ro host Senior National Fencing Championship from March 25

When more than 700 fencers from all across the nation compete in the 33rd Senior National Fencing Championship in Pune from March 25 to 28, Olympian CA Bhavani Devi will be one of the main draws.
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newssports17 days ago

BGT 2023 | Twitter lauds Ashwin's lone wolf heroics with six scalps to keep India alive on Day 2

Ravichandran Ashwin came to India's rescue once again in the fourth Test on Friday as he kept the flow of runs right before singlehandedly sweeping past Australia's lower order. His six-for helped fold the visitors for 480 before the hosts' openers saw through the final few overs without damage.
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newssports18 days ago

BGT 2023 | Twitter in splits as Iyer whimpers to safety at silly-point to defy Rohit's push to stand closer

A leather ball, a wooden bat, two projectile bails and three sticks as stumps -- cricket has all the ingredients for inflicting serious pain. Shreyas Iyer thus exercised caution on Thursday by moving away in his position at short-leg despite the skipper physically pushing him closer to the stumps.
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newssports18 days ago

BGT 2023 | Twitter lauds wily Ashwin for luring and trapping aggressive Head to earn crucial scalp

Every sport is as much a mental battle as it is physical and when it comes to Test cricket, nerves and patience have been seen to matter as much as skill. Travis Head got a taste of why taking the game to R Ashwin hardly pays off as the spinner used the pitch to dismiss the dangerous-looking batter.
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newssports21 days ago

Mirabai Chanu named BBC's Indian Sportswoman of the Year

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has been chosen as the 2022 "BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year" following a popular poll. The 28-year-old became the first athlete to win the prestigious award for the second time in a row in the country.
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newssports21 days ago

Winter Olympian Arif Khan alleges harassment in Kashmir due to Team India affiliation

Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan, the sole representative of India at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has accused a JKCCC employee of "deliberate harassment" after he was reportedly prevented from using the Gulmarg Gondola for training purposes at the renowned ski resort.
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newssports21 days ago

WPL, UW vs GG | Twitter pokes fun at Ash Gardner after she becomes Alyssa Healy’s ‘luckiest stumping’ victim

Just when you think you have seen all types of dismissals on cricket fields, something comes up to amaze and breaks the internet like no other. On Sunday in WPL, the way Alyssa Healy stumped her countrymate Ash Gardner in Mumbai, the latter would not have imagined in her wildest dreams.
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newssports24 days ago

Shiva Keshavan sees Khelo India Winter Games as a step forward, but a lot still needs to be achieved

By the time Jeremy Bujakowski became the first Indian to make it to the Winter Olympics in 1964, the event had already entered its 9th edition and the Nordic countries had gained upper hand over their Summer Olympic topper rivals. Truly a rich man's indulgence, it was a no-show for India till then.
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newssports30 days ago

Senior Rowing Championship 2023 | Odisha dominates the women's events

In the 40th Senior Rowing Championships, young Navy member Satnam Singh defeated Tokyo Olympian Arvind Singh and Army's Karmajit in the men's single sculls competitions. The para men's single sculls were one of eight medals up for grabs in the men's segment, and Services won all but one of them.
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